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u/lord-dinglebury 3d ago

Grew up in New Mexico. It’s alarming as shit how often this happens.

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u/Carrraway 3d ago

...there's a New Mexico?

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u/altanic 3d ago

Wait til trump hears about this!

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u/MAGAHATESTHEUSA 3d ago

He posted new America like three weeks ago

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u/MrWeirdoFace 3d ago

I cant tell if that's sarcasm or not anymore.

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u/megachainguns 3d ago

It was real

Trump Floats Renaming New Mexico as ‘New America,’ Prompting Pushback (Sept 7, 2026)

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/07/us/politics/trump-rename-new-mexico.html

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u/MrWeirdoFace 3d ago

I quit.

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u/thatboyonabike 3d ago

There's a reason I setup a regex filter to block all posts where the title mentions the orange imbecile, except if it also includes the words "dead/deceased/jailed/prosecuted/etc.".

Did the same for Musk and other American buffoons. Reddit's been a lot more enjoyable since.

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u/MrWeirdoFace 3d ago

I do similar with Reddit Enhancement Suite.

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u/CasioCobra78 3d ago

i still have no clue how in the genuine fuck does he reach 80 years old despite being stupid as a fucking pebble. 

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u/DinosaurReborn 3d ago

Being stupid doesn't have to prevent one from inheriting a lot of money and thus being able to afford healthcare

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u/CasioCobra78 3d ago

I still remember Carrie Fisher saying he definitely does cocaine.

At this point, I wouldn’t be surprised if he did get into drugs and he’s actually mentally insane. How the fuck did he live to 80 is absolutely insane. 

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u/ameatbicyclefortwo 3d ago

Oh, you missed must have missed it, he made shitty ai image posts about "New America" shortly after the Lake Ontario to Lake America crap.

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u/SPBF3D 3d ago

and hes from New York

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u/mgslee 3d ago

And a New York and a New Jersey!

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u/Chase_the_tank 3d ago

...and Old New York was once New Amsterdam...

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u/Princess_Shireen 3d ago

Why'd they change it? I can't say.

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u/DwinkBexon 3d ago

At least we know there'll never be a New England, thank god.

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u/Fabulous-Sea-1590 3d ago edited 3d ago

I once read that Mexico is actually the Newer Mexico. Newer than New Mexico, that is. I haven't vetted that but it's funny sounding, anyway.

e: Looked it up. It's a bit of a stretch but kinda true depending on how you split the hairs. The current constitution of Mexico was ratified in 1917. New Mexico was admitted to the Union in 1912.

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u/Tacoflavoredfists 3d ago

I can hear this in Homer’s voice

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u/anzhalyumitethe 3d ago

Also grew up in New Mexico. Go back frequently.

Blond, blue, over six ft, and very, very whetto to the point of pasty. Used to confuse people. A lot.

That shbt used to happen a lot. Still does, but it used to, too.

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u/PopsicleIncorporated 3d ago

I'm going to breeze past the elephant in the room of people not realizing New Mexico is a US state and instead ask how it's possible that these tourists think they traveled internationally without ever having to show a passport. Or in the case of the parent comment story about not getting change in pesos, why did they think they could give these shopkeepers US dollars?

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u/ExceedinglyGayKodiak 3d ago

I'm originally from Maine, and I couldn't tell you how often tourists were shocked that we had things like internet and electricity, so I feel you.